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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50's AND 60's. XXIX

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Sunday 7 June 1908 · page 2

At this time Bell's Paddock and Moroing's Flat were about at their best, and several other business places were opened by new arrivals on the fields, amongst whom was…

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Fatality in a Mine

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 3

A FATAL accident occurred in the Brilliant Stockholm mine at Charters Towers on Wednesday night. A miner, Daniel Carney, was working…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 2

The way the machinery works in the Steam Shovel in Are uen is causing great expectation to be formed as to the success of this new mode of operations and the ving of expense that will result…

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A Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. Part Ii. Chapter Iii. the Lovers. (Copyright.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 2

Roger Roylance lifted the latch and entered the cottage, stepping at once into the kitchen—but such a kitchen. The dark-stained wooden…

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The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50-s AND 60's. XXX

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 3

This field, viz., Strike-a-light Flat, was found by a man of the name of Jimmy Beatty in a small gully close to its junction with the Jembaicumbene swamp and not far from…

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The Brindabella Mining Case

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

A WARDEN'S COURT was held yesterday to hear a case in which Wm. Reid summoned the Bank of North Queensland to recover the titles and…

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Mining Case. (BEFORE H. S. Hawkins, Mining Warden at Bega.) William Reid v. John McKenzie Lees (representing the Bank of North Queensland, Limited.) Mr. H. T. Korff for complainant and Mr. A. H. Garraway for defendant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

Plaintiff asked to be put in possession of certain mining tenements over which the bank held a mortgage. They were mining permits No. 53 and 54, dated 54th June,…

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(Copyright.) a Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. By Hedley Richards, Author of "The Woman Pays," "The Fatal Blue Diamonds," Etc., Etc. Part Iii

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

The sun was shining brightly the next morning when Neville Grundy stood waiting to he admitted into the Roylances' cottage. He was…

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A "Safe" Mine. Explosion Therein. Ten Men Killed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The special correspondent of the "Daily Mull" wrote from Midsomer Norton, on 10th May. By an explosion which occurred last…

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Gold Cargoes. Six Millions Shipped in Three Months

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

The Union - Castle liner Carisbrook Castle (writes the "Daily Mail" of 13th April), left Capetown last week with L1.040.082 in bar gold on board for…

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Mrs Langtry's Luck. the Romance of Silver-mining

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The romantic discovery of a silver-mine, while sinking a well for irrigation purposes, on land belongng to "Mrs Langtry" (Lady de Bathe) in Nevada,…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

The director of the Araluen Redbank Gold-dreding Company, who have visited the properly, report that everything is working well. The dredge is about three-parts through…

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A Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. (Copyright.) Part Iv

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

That afternoon Barfleet hurried from work, but instead of going direct home he went to a wine and spirit shop, where he bought a…

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A Day Reckoning or Better Than Gold. (Copyright.) PART V.

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 3

Scarcely a minute elapsed before he opened the door. "Grundy's Hill is on fire. If you look out of the window, you'll see."…

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Clever Capture of Gold Robbers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Senior Constable G. Jeffrey son of Mr. John Jeffrey of Braidwood, was is in charge of the station of canbelego near Cobar, made a clover capture of two gold robbers last week…

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Strange Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

Statesmen and bankers are at present searching widely for gold, but their quest simple and easy compared with that of the…

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A Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. (Copyright.) Part Vi

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

And with these words Armytage turned on his heel and went back to the house. Entering the office, he took from a…

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Fatal Accident at a Colliery

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

A YOUNG man named Robert Carter, aged 19 years, was killed at the Wallsend Colliery tunnel on Saturday. At 12.30 p.m. a truck of small coal…

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Perils of Miners

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL and fatal accident occurred on Friday night in the Victoria, quartz mine, Bendigo, the deepest mine in Australia. William…

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A Day of Reckoning (copyright.) or Better Than Gold Part Viii

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 3

Lady Olverstone found, Mona in a room that had formerly been her school-room ; now she used it for writing letters or painting. It was…

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